Saw.



PATENTED APR. 28, 1908. J. BOWLING. SAW

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1906. RENEWED JULY 19, 1907.

INVENTOH 70/z/z Z011 (Z/4y 8 YM V60 W/ TNE SSE S ATTORNEYS formed with the usual grip 9 and To all whom it may I I zen oi the United is a full, clear,

thehandle to the butt thereof, and to provide being such that t 15 I struct the arts be accurate ya edge of the saw and combination fullp d scribed hereinafter and particularly set orth fconstruct'ed according to my represents dle 2, before UNITED STATES PATENT onrron. I I iolin nowtme, or otriii xl, WASHINGTON.

Patented April as, 1908. 1907. 507181 1T0- 881,812.

No. 885,7;38. flpeeiflcation of Letterrratent. I

- hppllcfltion flied. June 2a, 1000, stint n. 824,918. Renewed. m 19,

Near its upper portion, the keeper 4 is formed with a rearwardly projecting tubular extension or case 11, and within this extension there is mounted a spirit level 12. The handle is State of. Washington, have invented a new suitably bored so that when the parts are and Improved Saw, of which the following seated, the middle portion of the spirit level and exact description. '12 will be just visible at the edge of the eye This invention relates to saws such as 10 as showninFig. 1. This s iritl I mounted with its longitudina axis parallel used by carpenters. The object of the w1th the rear edge 13 of the saw blade, which constitutes a straight edge. The rear porinvention isto' provide a saw. withimproved means for attaching tion. of the keeper 1s tubular case 14 within which there is mount- 1 15, the ion itudinal axis of ed a spirit leve this s irit level bein at ri t angles to the straig t edge, 13. T e han leis suitably recessed so as to permit the tubular case 14 to be seated as indicated in dle portion of the spirit level the' orward-edge of the-eye 10 and the blade are firm y i means of 'screw bolts 16 which pass thro'u the parts at the forward portion of the han e as indicated. At the upper and'lower ex tremities of the flanges 7, the outer fold of the material is bent so as to extend rear- ;wardly to form ca flanges 17 ower faces of upon the u per and 'as indicate These cap flanges increase the security of the keeper and blade on the han- With a saw constructed as described, it should be understood that if the straight edge 13 at the back of the saw blade is applied to' a horizontal surface, the spiritlevel 12 will indicate whether this surface is perfectly level or horizontal; likewise,'if the rear edge of the saw blade is applied to a vertical member, the spirit leve- 15 will indicate whether this member is truly vertical. By reason of the position of the spirit levels, they are well protected from injury in case the saw should fall in such a way that the handle is struck. By reason of the corrugations of the blade and the keeper, it becomes impossible for the angular position of the keeper to shift materially with respect to the rear edge 13 of the'saw blade, and on this account the spirit levels will remain in accurate alinement wit reslgect to the saw blade.

- aving thus. described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: r

1. ,A saw having a handle with an eye, a saw handle as shown. The saw handle 2 1s blade, a keeper ofsheet metal bent-to form a eye 10. tubular case at concern: a I

that I, J on}? Domain a citi- States, and a residentbf Olympia, in. the county of Thurston and Be it known the handleiwith s irit levels, the arrangement esaid spirit levels are protected'from injury. 1 c A further object of the invention is toc'onso that the spirit levels lined with res ect to therearblade, whic constitutes a straight edge. I The invention consists in the construction of parts to be more in'the claims. 1

Reference is to be had to the accompany-" drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a saw handle invention, an

showing a portion of the blade to which the same is attach d;Fig. 2 is a plan-or edge view of the saw handle and rear 'portion of the blade; and Fig. 3 a cross section on t e 1ine' 33 of Fig. 1. y g

Referring more particularly to the arts, 1

the butt ofthe saw blade; t e hanbeing attached to the sawblade, is provided at its forward Iportion with a ver-. tical mortise or slot 3'. nthis slot there is received a keeper 4, which keeper is formed of sheet metal folded 'so as to present opposite plates -5-and 6 which are corrugated as shown. In the space between these plates 5 and 6, the butt of the saw is received as shown in Fig. 3, and thisv part of the saw is rovided with corrugations, as indicated, conforming to the shape ges 7 which are roduced y doublm the metal upon itse as indicated, the sai flan es-7 being arrange so that theycover the orward face '8 of the evel 12 is formed into a similar 7 which seat the handle.

wardly projecting plates clampin 'said blade handle, and cap flanges at the upper and therebetween,sa1d plates and sai blade havlowerextremities of said first mentioned ing corrugations holding said keeper in a flan es and arranged to seat upon the upper 56 ed angular relation with respect to said and ower faces of said handle.

5 blade a spirit level received in said case, said 5. saw having a handle with an eye a handle aving a recess receiving said keeper blade a keeper formed of sheet metal and 12:1 case an ex osing said spirit level on the folded to present opposite plates between edge ofsaid eye. which the saw blade is clamped, the said 60 A saw having a handle with an eye, a keeper having at its u per portion a rearblade, a keeper of sheet metal bent to form a wardly projecting tubu ar extension or case e tubu ar case at the rear and presenting) forcarrying a spirit vel, the keeper being furwardly projecting plates clamping said lade ther provided at its rear portion with a simitherebetween, said plates and em blade havlar tubular case extending vertically or at 65 mg corrugations holding said keeper in a right angles to the first case and carrying a fixed angular. relation Wlth respect to said l second spirit level, the handle having a vertijecting rearwardly from said keeper at right cal slot or recess at its forward portion ada t ed to receive the kee er and vertical tubulh case, the handle also having a bore to receive 70 t e rearwardly extending tubular case, the recess and bore opening at the edge of the edge of said eye a second tubular case roangles to said first case and carrying a-second spirit level exposed at said eye, said handle having a bore in which said second case is received. a I I 3. A saw having a handle with an eye, a I

saw having a straight edge, a keeper aving forwardly projecting plates between which the bla e is secured, s irit levels car- 80 ried b said keeper one of w ich is parallel with tli v the other at right angles thereto a handle recessed and bored to receive the keeper and said slot opening at its rear at' the edge of spirit levels and bolts extending through the 85 said eye to expose said spirit level, and a handle the orw'ardl projecting plates of the second tubular case projecting rearwardly keeper and the saw lade.

0m the upper portion of said keeper atright 7. A saw having a straight edge, a kee er angles to said first case and carrying asecond of sheet metal having forwardly projecting spirit level, said handle having a bore in plates between which the saw blade is re- 90 which said second case is secured, said bore ceived, and means for holding said keeper in 111g forwardly projecting plates etween o the saw blade is secured, a 30 spiritlevel in said case said handle havin a 4 opening at the edge of the eye to expose the fixed angular relation with res ect to said spirit level. blade, the sald keeper having tu ular casings 4. A saw having a handle with an eye extending at right angles to each other 'and therein, the handle being rovided with a carrying spirit levels coacting with said 96 slot at its forward portion, a eeper mounted stralght edge.-

' In said slot and constructed of sheet metal In testimony whereof I have signed my ent to form opposite plates between which) name to this specification in the presence of the butt of the saw b ade is received, said two subscribing witnesses. eeper having an integral case carrying a spirlt level visible at the ed e of said eye, the JOHN BOWLING p ates of the keeper at the orward ed es be- Witnesses:

mg formed with laterally pro'ectin anges H. C. MATSON,

arranged to cover the forward ace 0? the saw G. H. BARRY. 

